2016 Players' Championship

This article is about the curling tournament. For the golf tournament, see 2016 Players Championship.
2016 Players' Championship
Host city Toronto, Ontario
Arena Mattamy Athletic Centre
Dates April 12–17
Men's winner Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue
Curling club Bally Haly G&CC, St. John's
Skip Brad Gushue
Third Mark Nichols
Second Brett Gallant
Lead Geoff Walker
Finalist Ontario Brad Jacobs
Women's winner Scotland Eve Muirhead
Curling club Dunkeld CC, Pitlochry
Skip Eve Muirhead
Third Cathy Overton-Clapham
Second Vicki Adams
Lead Sarah Reid
Finalist Manitoba Jennifer Jones

The 2016 Players' Championship was held from April 12 to 17 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, Ontario. It was the sixth men's and fifth women's Grand Slam of the 2015–16 World Curling Tour.

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[1]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Reid Carruthers Braeden Moskowy Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson Manitoba West St. Paul, Manitoba
Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Kristian Lindström Christoffer Sundgren Sweden Karlstad, Sweden
John Epping Mat Camm Patrick Janssen Tim March Ontario Toronto, Ontario
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn Howard Richard Hart Adam Spencer Craig Savill Ontario Penetanguishene, Ontario
Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Ontario Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Ben Hebert Alberta Calgary, Alberta
Steve Laycock Kirk Muyres Colton Flasch Dallan Muyres Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
David Murdoch Greg Drummond Scott Andrews Michael Goodfellow Scotland Aberdeen, Scotland
John Shuster Tyler George Pat Simmons Matt Hamilton United States Duluth, Minnesota
Charley Thomas Matt Dunstone Brandon Klassen D. J. Kidby Alberta Calgary, Alberta

Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers

Final Round Robin Standings

Pool A W L PF PA
Alberta Kevin Koe 4 1 26 21
Ontario Brad Jacobs 3 2 26 18
Ontario Glenn Howard 3 2 25 20
Alberta Charley Thomas 2 3 24 24
Sweden Niklas Edin 2 3 20 25
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 1 4 15 28
Pool B W L PF PA
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 5 0 27 18
Scotland David Murdoch 3 2 30 29
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 3 2 28 21
Manitoba Mike McEwen 2 3 21 27
United States John Shuster 1 4 22 28
Ontario John Epping 1 4 23 28

Round Robin Results

Draw 1

Tuesday, April 12, 7:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 5

United States John Shuster 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario John Epping 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3

Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 6

Draw 2

Wednesday, April 13, 8:30 am

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 7

Scotland David Murdoch 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 6

Draw 3

Wednesday, April 13, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 6

Alberta Charley Thomas 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 4

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 4

Sweden Niklas Edin 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 X 6

Ontario Glenn Howard 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 4

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 X 7

Ontario John Epping 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 X 5

Draw 4

Wednesday, April 13, 3:30 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Scotland David Murdoch 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 8

United States John Shuster 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 6

Draw 5

Wednesday, April 13, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 1

Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 1 0 2 1 1 2 X X 7

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 6

Ontario Glenn Howard 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 4

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 6

Alberta Charley Thomas 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 4

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 2

Ontario Brad Jacobs 1 0 0 2 0 3 X X 6

Draw 6

Thursday, April 14, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario John Epping 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 4

United States John Shuster 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 X 6

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 6

Scotland David Murdoch 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 2 8

Draw 7

Thursday, April 14, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 5

Sweden Niklas Edin 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 6

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 X 5

Manitoba Reid Carruthers 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 X 3

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Glenn Howard 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 X 6

Alberta Charley Thomas 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 3

Draw 8

Thursday, April 14, 3:30 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 5

Manitoba Mike McEwen 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 4

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 5

United States John Shuster 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario John Epping 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 5

Scotland David Murdoch 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 6

Draw 9

Thursday, April 14, 7:00 pm

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3

Ontario Glenn Howard 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 4

Draw 11

Friday, April 15, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 6

United States John Shuster 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2

Alberta Charley Thomas 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 X 5

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Glenn Howard 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 X 7

Manitoba Reid Carruthers 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 2

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 X 5

Scotland David Murdoch 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 2

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 0 3 1 0 1 3 X X 8

Sweden Niklas Edin 1 0 0 2 0 0 X X 3

Draw 13

Friday, April 15, 7:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3

Ontario John Epping 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 6

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 1

Ontario Brad Jacobs 3 0 0 1 1 2 X X 7

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 4

Alberta Charley Thomas 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 8

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 5

Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 4

Tiebreaker

Saturday, April 16, 8:30 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Charley Thomas 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 4

Sweden Niklas Edin 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 5

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 7
Sweden Niklas Edin 3
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 7
Scotland David Murdoch 4
Scotland David Murdoch 8
Ontario Glenn Howard 2
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 5
Ontario Brad Jacobs 4
Alberta Kevin Koe 5
Manitoba Mike McEwen 8
Manitoba Mike McEwen 3
Ontario Brad Jacobs 7
Ontario Brad Jacobs 6
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 2

Quarterfinals

Saturday, April 16, 03:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 X 7

Sweden Niklas Edin 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 3

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scotland David Murdoch 1 0 3 0 2 2 X X 8

Ontario Glenn Howard 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 2

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X 5

Manitoba Mike McEwen 1 0 1 0 3 0 3 X 8

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 X 6

Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 2

Semifinals

Sunday, April 17, 10:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 X 6

Scotland David Murdoch 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 3

Ontario Brad Jacobs 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 X 7

Final

Sunday, April 17, 5:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 5

Ontario Brad Jacobs 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[1]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Erika Brown Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson United States Madison, Wisconsin
Chelsea Carey Kristy McDonald Jocelyn Peterman Laine Peters Alberta Calgary, Alberta
Kerri Einarson Selena Kaatz Liz Fyfe Kristin MacCuish Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Tracy Fleury Crystal Webster Jenna Walsh Jenn Horgan Ontario Sudbury, Ontario
Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Joanne Courtney Lisa Weagle Ontario Ottawa, Ontario
Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jill Officer Dawn McEwen Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Eve Muirhead Cathy Overton-Clapham Vicki Adams Sarah Reid Scotland Stirling, Scotland
Alina Pätz Nadine Lehmann Briar Hürlimann Nicole Schwägli Switzerland Zurich, Switzerland
Kelsey Rocque Laura Crocker Taylor McDonald Jen Gates Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Anna Sidorova Margarita Fomina Alexandra Raeva Alina Kovaleva Russia Moscow, Russia
Valerie Sweeting Lori Olson-Johns Dana Ferguson Rachelle Brown Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Silvana Tirinzoni Manuela Siegrist Esther Neuenschwander Marlene Albrecht Switzerland Aarau, Switzerland

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Pool A W L PF PA
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 4 1 31 20
Ontario Rachel Homan 4 1 34 15
Manitoba Kerri Einarson 3 2 26 27
United States Erika Brown 2 3 25 28
Ontario Tracy Fleury 1 4 22 30
Alberta Chelsea Carey 1 4 15 33
Pool B W L PF PA
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 4 1 26 17
Scotland Eve Muirhead 4 1 27 24
Alberta Kelsey Rocque 3 2 27 27
Alberta Valerie Sweeting 2 3 25 25
Switzerland Alina Pätz 1 4 29 27
Russia Anna Sidorova 1 4 19 33

Round Robin Results

Draw 1

Tuesday, April 12, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 X 5

Alberta Kelsey Rocque 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 X 3

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Chelsea Carey 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 2

Manitoba Kerri Einarson 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 X 5

Draw 2

Wednesday, April 13, 8:30 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Rachel Homan 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 X 7

Ontario Tracy Fleury 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 3

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scotland Eve Muirhead 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 6

Switzerland Alina Pätz 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 5

Draw 3

Wednesday, April 13, 12:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 6

United States Erika Brown 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 5

Draw 4

Wednesday, April 13, 3:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Alberta Chelsea Carey 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 5

Ontario Tracy Fleury 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 7

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 X 4

Switzerland Alina Pätz 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Valerie Sweeting 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4

Russia Anna Sidorova 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 5

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Rachel Homan 2 0 2 0 0 4 X X 8

Manitoba Kerri Einarson 0 1 0 2 0 0 X X 3

Draw 5

Wednesday, April 13, 7:00 pm

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scotland Eve Muirhead 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 5

Alberta Kelsey Rocque 0 2 0 1 0 5 0 X 8

Draw 6

Thursday, April 14, 8:30 am

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Kerri Einarson 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 6

Ontario Tracy Fleury 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Rachel Homan 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 X 7

United States Erika Brown 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 3

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Valerie Sweeting 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3

Scotland Eve Muirhead 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4

Draw 7

Thursday, April 14, 12:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 X 7

Alberta Chelsea Carey 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 3

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kelsey Rocque 0 2 0 2 4 0 0 X 8

Russia Anna Sidorova 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 X 4

Draw 8

Thursday, April 14, 3:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4

Scotland Eve Muirhead 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 7

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
United States Erika Brown 2 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 8

Manitoba Kerri Einarson 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 6

Draw 9

Thursday, April 14, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Russia Anna Sidorova 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 2

Switzerland Alina Pätz 2 0 2 0 2 4 X X 10

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Valerie Sweeting 2 0 3 0 0 3 X X 8

Alberta Kelsey Rocque 0 0 0 1 1 0 X X 2

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Rachel Homan 2 1 2 5 X X X X 10

Alberta Chelsea Carey 0 0 0 0 X X X X 0

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 X 7

Ontario Tracy Fleury 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 4

Draw 10

Friday, April 15, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 5

Manitoba Kerri Einarson 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 6

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Tracy Fleury 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 4

United States Erika Brown 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 5

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Valerie Sweeting 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 X 9

Switzerland Alina Pätz 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 X 7

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 X 6

Russia Anna Sidorova 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 X 4

Draw 12

Friday, April 15, 3:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Alina Pätz 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 5

Alberta Kelsey Rocque 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 6

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Russia Anna Sidorova 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 4

Scotland Eve Muirhead 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 5

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 1 1 0 3 1 1 X X 7

Alberta Valerie Sweeting 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 1

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Rachel Homan 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 2

Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 X 6

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
United States Erika Brown 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 X 4

Alberta Chelsea Carey 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 X 5

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 7
Alberta Valerie Sweeting 4
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 6
Manitoba Kerri Einarson 4
Ontario Rachel Homan 6
Manitoba Kerri Einarson 7
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 6
Scotland Eve Muirhead 9
Scotland Eve Muirhead 12
United States Erika Brown 4
Scotland Eve Muirhead 7
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 2
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 3
Alberta Kelsey Rocque 2

Quarterfinals

Saturday, April 16, 12:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 7

Alberta Valerie Sweeting 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 4

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Rachel Homan 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6

Manitoba Kerri Einarson 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 7

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scotland Eve Muirhead 2 0 2 3 0 0 5 X 12

United States Erika Brown 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 X 4

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3

Alberta Kelsey Rocque 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2

Semifinals

Sunday, April 17, 10:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 6

Manitoba Kerri Einarson 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 4

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scotland Eve Muirhead 0 3 0 3 1 0 X X 7

Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 0 0 1 0 0 1 X X 2

Final

Sunday, April 17, 11:30 am

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 6

Scotland Eve Muirhead 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 2 9

References

  1. 1 2 "Homan, Gushue to headline Players' Championship field". Grand Slam of Curling. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.

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